Hi,
I was wondering how you all get ideas for a new site layout/design?
Also, have you spent days building a site then decide it looks awfull?
I'm a reasonably confident programmer and if I don't know something I can at least figure out how to do it but where I come unstuck is initial design (aesthetics), I hate ripping off other peoples ideas but alas I also work under the theory that if it can be done it has been done.
I find it fairly easy to expand on an existing idea, as my main role is maintaining my company website this is all I need, but I have been asked to build a new site for the company (very large site) and have agreed to develop some for friends and family which means I need to either buy a template, which I have to admit some look REALLY good but I just don't like the idea of paying for something I should be able to do myself or build from scratch. The company one HAS to be built from scratch, it's not worth my while butchering a template.
When you build sites do you follow a basic pattern? eg Title bar at the top, menu underneath it then page/section contents below (of course there are many) Then fill in each bit? (like paint by numbers)
Thanks,
Humous
(I know I write too much, just ignore the padding)
I was wondering how you all get ideas for a new site layout/design?
Also, have you spent days building a site then decide it looks awfull?
I'm a reasonably confident programmer and if I don't know something I can at least figure out how to do it but where I come unstuck is initial design (aesthetics), I hate ripping off other peoples ideas but alas I also work under the theory that if it can be done it has been done.
I find it fairly easy to expand on an existing idea, as my main role is maintaining my company website this is all I need, but I have been asked to build a new site for the company (very large site) and have agreed to develop some for friends and family which means I need to either buy a template, which I have to admit some look REALLY good but I just don't like the idea of paying for something I should be able to do myself or build from scratch. The company one HAS to be built from scratch, it's not worth my while butchering a template.
When you build sites do you follow a basic pattern? eg Title bar at the top, menu underneath it then page/section contents below (of course there are many) Then fill in each bit? (like paint by numbers)
Thanks,
Humous
(I know I write too much, just ignore the padding)